It's been almost two years since [artist id="501686"]Britney Spears[/artist] released Circus, and it would seem that the singer is getting ready to follow it up. According to producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, who is reportedly working with the singer on her next studio album, new music should be coming out soon.

"Britney fans are gonna be so happy in a few weeks," Darkchild revealed in a Ustream session over the weekend, according to

. Earlier this year, a new Spears album was rumored for this summer, but no new music has surfaced this year except for [article id="1638349"]a demo version of Lady Gaga's "Telephone"[/article] that Spears recorded for a previous album.

A rep for Spears had not responded to MTV News' email for comment or confirmation at press time.

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The two have collaborated on Spears' last two LPs, with Danja behind Britney's 2007 single "Gimme More." "I've actually been doing tracks that I love, and I can't wait to go into full production mode, but more or so [we're in] pre-production than anything," he said.

"I'm definitely gonna do my part and try to make it hard-hitting, uptempo, high-energy," he added. "That's what I think we need and that's what I'm gonna shoot for."

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